China Announces Plan to Issue Biosafety Certificates for GM Soybean and Corn
January 8, 2020| |
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced their plan to release biosafety certificates to domestically grown, genetically modified (GM) soybean and corn, as they move forward to commercializing GM grain production in the global market.
The announcement was released after no objections were received by the Ministry during the 15-day period for soliciting public opinion about soybean SHZD32-01 developed by Shanghai Jiaotong University. Once approved, it will be the first GM soybean crop to receive such certificate, which is an initial step towards commercialization.
GM corn events DBN9936 and 12-5 developed by Hangzhou Ruifeng Biotech Co Ltd and Zhejiang University are also expected to be granted with biosafety certificates. "This signifies the policy changes from the central government as China is moving to commercialize GMO corn," said James Chen, chief financial officer of Origin Agritech Limited. Commercialization of GM soybean and corn is expected to benefit Chinese farmers. In 2018, approximately 7 million farmers planted Bt cotton in China.
Read more details in Agriculture.com.
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